A child protection society brought a motion for summary judgment seeking a Crown wardship order with no access for a child apprehended at birth and in care for nearly three years.
The mother opposed the motion and sought return of the child under supervision.
The father was in default and did not participate.
The court found the child in need of protection based on the parents' history with the society, prior judicial findings, and the mother's ongoing substance abuse, mental health issues, cognitive limitations, unstable relationship with the father, and lack of cooperation with the society.
The court rejected the mother's argument that a triable issue existed regarding whether her drug use negatively impacted her parenting ability, finding insufficient evidence to support such a claim.
The court made the child a Crown ward with no access to either parent, prioritizing the child's need for permanency planning and adoption prospects.
